Interstellar visitors: Material from Alpha Centauri may already be here
Oumuamua and Comet Borisov in 2017 and 2019, respectively, created a surge of interest. What were they? Where did they come ...
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Newly-discovered comet 'most pristine' object from outer space seen in Solar System
A newly observed interstellar comet is the most pristine visitor from ... enough to a star to be transformed by its searing heat. 2I/Borisov was discovered in 2019 by Ukrainian astrophysicist ...
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Interstellar Comets Like Borisov May Not be All That Rare (IMAGE)
Detected in 2019, the Borisov comet was the first interstellar comet known to have passed through our solar system. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...
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Alpha Centauri Particles Already Lurk in Our Solar System, Study Suggests
"Our Sun (Sol) is marked by a black hexagon, and its orbital path is indicated by a grey solid line (top row only). Alpha Centauri's location and path are shown by a yellow star and a solid blue line ...
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Crimean amateur astronomer discovers new comet in solar system
According to previous reports, in August, Borisov was the first person in the world to discover an interstellar comet. It was spotted at the boundary of the Lynx and Cancer constellations moving ...
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Material From Alpha Centauri Is Finally Here
The appearance of the Interstellar Objects (ISOs) Oumuamua and Comet Borisov in 2017 and 2019, respectively, created a surge of interest. What were they? Where did they come from? Unfortunately, they ...
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Jupiter-sized interstellar visitor may have reshaped our solar system
In addition to ‘Oumuamua, the discovery of the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov in 2019 confirmed that such objects periodically pass through our system. The researchers theorize that if a rogue ...
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A new image of a mysterious object careening toward our solar system strongly suggests it's the first comet from another star system
"Both orbital and morphological properties of this body show that this is the first certain case of an interstellar comet," the study authors wrote. Gennady Borisov, an amateur astronomer in ...
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Gemini telescope captures image of interstellar comet
Astronomers at the Gemini Observatory last week recorded an image of the second object ever observed from beyond our solar system.
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Crimean amateur astronomer discovers new comet in solar system
Gennady Borisov, an amateur astronomer from Crimea ... In 2019, he discovered an interstellar comet, which received his name. "I have discovered a new comet. The discovery happened in the early ...